diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 09acc035cb01..d23b986b1460 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1945,6 +1945,10 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command
     std::set<xkb_keysym_t> KEYSYMS;
     std::set<xkb_keysym_t> MODS;
 
+    uint32_t               MOD;
+    std::string            MODSTR;
+    std::string            KEY;
+
     if (multiKey) {
         for (auto splitKey : CVarList(ARGS[1], 8, '&')) {
             KEYSYMS.insert(xkb_keysym_from_name(splitKey.c_str(), XKB_KEYSYM_CASE_INSENSITIVE));
@@ -1952,11 +1956,11 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command
         for (auto splitMod : CVarList(ARGS[0], 8, '&')) {
             MODS.insert(xkb_keysym_from_name(splitMod.c_str(), XKB_KEYSYM_CASE_INSENSITIVE));
         }
+    } else {
+        MOD    = g_pKeybindManager->stringToModMask(ARGS[0]);
+        MODSTR = ARGS[0];
+        KEY    = ARGS[1];
     }
-    const auto MOD    = g_pKeybindManager->stringToModMask(ARGS[0]);
-    const auto MODSTR = ARGS[0];
-
-    const auto KEY = multiKey ? "" : ARGS[1];
 
     auto       HANDLER = ARGS[2];